Basic Kacapi Keyings for Kawih Accompaniment - Sabilulungan
Basic Kacapi Keyings for Kawih Accompaniment - Sabilulungan
Basic Kacapi Keyings for Kawih Accompaniment - Sabilulungan
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1 Terms<br />
• <strong>Kawih</strong> = Sundanese term <strong>for</strong> ‘song’<br />
• <strong>Kacapi</strong> siter is used <strong>for</strong> our purpose. It has 20 strings.<br />
• farthest- and longest string (lowest frequency) is tuned<br />
to 3<br />
• nearest- and shortest string (highest frequency) is tuned<br />
to 4. (see 'Tuning')<br />
• Suling Sunda is a 60 cm and 6 holed bamboo flute.<br />
• Pangkat is ‘the opening’ or start of kawih. It is selected based<br />
on the goong key (number in circle).<br />
• Panutup is ‘the ending’. (or ‘suwuk’ in Javanese)<br />
Pancer is intermediate tone between two keys, e.g. between<br />
goong key and kenong key.<br />
60 cm<br />
Figure 1: 60 cm with 6 hole<br />
Sundanese Suling<br />
<strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Kacapi</strong> <strong>Keyings</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Kawih</strong> <strong>Accompaniment</strong> page 2 of 10
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